[Arm-dev] List of 64-bit hardware for testing?

Thu Dec 24 00:53:22 UTC 2015
Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com>

> What we build/test against currently:
>
> 1. APM mustang board, which you've already listed above.
> 2. AMD Seattle board, which you've also listed above.
> 3. Cavium ThunderX.

Man, that Cavium looks nice.... I bet you are the envy of everyone in
your neighborhood :)

> What I'd recommend:
>
> Keep an eye on 96boards.com. They have a Hikey, and will soon have a
> Huskey board which should work ootb. These are both far less expensive.
>
> Lenovator offers a Hikey with more ram and a larger emmc. It's roughly
> $100 (US).

Oh, thanks for that. That may be the toehold I need.

I recall visiting LeMaker in the past when following Banana Pi leads,
but I don't recall seeing a 64-bit offering.

> Gigabyte's MP30-AR0 board (based on APM's mustang) should work with
> CentOS OOTB as well, and will hopefully be reasonably priced.

This looks like its only available in Business-to-Business channels,
but I started reaching out to distributors. If I can acquire one, I'll
provide SSH access to it for testing.

Jeff